The theory of teaching with technology is becoming clearer. Student centered cooperative learning improved with technology is a key and needs to be communicated effectively. Through quality continuing and supportive professional development I can provide positive intervention to educators.Using multimedia and web resources to create a project will make students “prepared for the fast paced, virtual workplace that they will inherit, today’s students need to be able to learn and work collaboratively (Friedman, The World is Flat 2005). The web is more than an electronic reference book, and our educators need this insight.
As my campus technologist I have a bit of flexibility to choose the content of some professional development trainings. Two week s ago I decided to prepare a training simply entitled, Teaching with Technology. The content was based on the UDL model. The project was the completion of an electronic book from the CAST website (http://bookbuilder.cast.org/). The training design was based on principals from Web 2.0 (Solomon & Schrum 2007). I out emails with preservice information, presented goals, had a cooperative learning project, and provided a wiki for project presentations and follow up. The 45 minute training with additional credit for wiki participation was completed during Week 4 to mixed reviews. I will look forward for final project participation in Week 5.
The theory of teaching with technology is becoming clearer. Student centered cooperative learning improved with technology is a key and needs to be communicated effectively. Through quality continuing and supportive professional development I can provide positive intervention to educators. Using multimedia and web resources to create a project will make students “prepared for the fast paced, virtual workplace that they will inherit, today’s students need to be able to learn and work collaboratively (Friedman, The World is Flat 2005). The web is more than an electronic reference book, and our educators need this insight.
As my campus technologist I have a bit of flexibility to choose the content of some professional development trainings. Two week s ago I decided to prepare a training simply entitled, Teaching with Technology. The content was based on the UDL model. The project was the completion of an electronic book from the CAST website (http://bookbuilder.cast.org/). The training design was based on principals from Web 2.0 (Solomon & Schrum 2007). I out emails with preservice information, presented goals, had a cooperative learning project, and provided a wiki for project presentations and follow up. The 45 minute training with additional credit for wiki participation was completed during Week 4 to mixed reviews. I will look forward for final project participation in Week 5.